GRE Word List

PANG

a brief piercing spasm of pain

The meaning of the word pang is a brief piercing spasm of pain.

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WordMeaning
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
misogamya hatred of marriage
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
citadela fortress that commands (see command
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard