GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| decipher | decode |