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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |