GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |