GRE Word List
STRICTURE
severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction
The meaning of the word stricture is severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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redundant | superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious |
virtue | goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity |
censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
incendiary | arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb |
venial | (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial |
hurl | throw forcefully; shout out violently |
dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
fitful | spasmodic; intermittent; irregular |