GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |