GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |