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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WordMeaning
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
betrayto lead astray
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
plumagethe feathers of a bird
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious