GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | flood |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| obese | having excessive body fat |