GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |