GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |