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
confideto have confidence : trust
distantseparated in space : away
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award