GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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WordMeaning
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
conceitfavorable opinion
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something