GRE Word List

THROES

pang

The meaning of the word throes is pang.

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tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
whimsywhim
witherto become dry and sapless