GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| natal | native |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |