GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| influx | a coming in |
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| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |