GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| aver | to declare positively |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
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| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
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| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |