GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |