GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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WordMeaning
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
expatriatebanish
bolta lightning stroke
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
irateroused to ire
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form