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
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
clichea trite phrase or expression
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
piscatorialpiscatory
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground