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
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
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