GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hubbub | noise |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| brazen | made of brass |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |