GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| scotch | scottish |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |