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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |