GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| sidetrack | siding |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |