GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |