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
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown