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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |