GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| irate | roused to ire |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| cadaver | a dead body |