GRE Word List

PANG

a brief piercing spasm of pain

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

Random words

WordMeaning
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
leerysuspicious
forebearsancestor
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial