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
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
calorificcaloric
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger