GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veer | to change direction or course |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |