GRE Word List
THROES
pang
The meaning of the word throes is pang.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |