GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
made of bone; bony
The meaning of the word osseous is made of bone; bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rhetoric | art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?'' |
| concession | an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
| demerit | fault; bad quality |
| savant | scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know |
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
| miniature | small model; small painting; ADJ: small |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
| exhale | breathe out; OP. inhale |