GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |