GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| whimsy | whim |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |