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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| fell | skin |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |