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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puissanthaving puissance : powerful
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anachronisman error in chronology
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
outmodednot being in style
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
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