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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sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
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scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
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hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
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obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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