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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deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family