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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
