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
dodderingfeeble
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place