GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| guileless | innocent |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |