GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |