GRE Word List
PANG
a brief piercing spasm of pain
The meaning of the word pang is a brief piercing spasm of pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| blackball | to vote against |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |