GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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WordMeaning
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
compartmenta separate division or section
juncturea point of time
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence