GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion