GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| pliant | pliable |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |