GRE Word List
TRAVAIL
work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
The meaning of the word travail is work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil.
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nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |