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
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
blackballto vote against
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
swathea band used in swathing
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather