GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
made of bone; bony
The meaning of the word osseous is made of bone; bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| eschew | avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks |
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| mischief | behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome |
| equine | resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
| gauche | clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
