GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| dilute | attenuate |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |