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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eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
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perditioneternal damnation
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
gustythe sensation of taste
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable