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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surmountto prevail over : overcome
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted