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 |
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| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| swill | wash |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |