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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WordMeaning
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
asepticpreventing infection
impingeencroach
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease