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
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
significanthaving meaning
striatedmarked with striations or striae
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
notableworthy of note : remarkable
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
filthfoul or putrid matter
exegesisexposition