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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|---|---|
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
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| invalid | not valid: |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| postulate | demand |
| impinge | encroach |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
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| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |