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 |
|---|---|
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |