GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |