GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
portlydignified
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
finishedentirely done