GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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WordMeaning
filingan act or instance of using a file
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
applicationan act of applying:
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
rigto fit out with rigging
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk