GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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ligneousof or resembling wood
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
jostleto come in contact or into collision
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
oculistophthalmologist
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store