GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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WordMeaning
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
retortto pay or hurl back : return
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed