GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |