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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leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
chary | discreetly cautious: such as |