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
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
quizzicalcomically quaint
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate