GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| portly | dignified |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| finished | entirely done |