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
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
swipea strong sweeping blow
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equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
afterlifean existence after death