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
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
puerilejuvenile
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
vendorone that vends : seller
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)