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
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
loftan upper room or floor : attic
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
discomposeto destroy the composure of
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
diversediffering from one another : unlike