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
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lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
fabricate | invent |
enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |