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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fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
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poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
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