GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| giddy | dizzy |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| dart | a light spear |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |