GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide