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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |