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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inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
drivel | nonsense |
phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
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