GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
generateto bring into existence: such as
demurereserved
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter