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
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
relishcharacteristic flavor
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression