GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| potentate | ruler |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |