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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |