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
conducivetending to promote or assist
advertto turn the mind or attention
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
reparablecapable of being repaired
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
fructifyto bear fruit