GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| regime | regimen |