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
comportto be fitting : accord
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
briman upper or outer margin : verge
strewto spread by scattering
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby