GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| giddy | dizzy |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |