GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |