GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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hallucinationa 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)
rectifyto set right : remedy
tillerone that tills : cultivator
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
indissolublenot dissoluble
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed