GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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WordMeaning
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
compulsorymandatory
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation