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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| Word | Meaning |
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| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |