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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |