GRE Word List

STRICTURE

an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage

The meaning of the word stricture is an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage.

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WordMeaning
immobilitynot moving : motionless
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
douseto plunge into water
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate