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
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
compellingthat compels: such as
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
affirmationthe act of affirming
nethersituated down or below : lower