GRE Word List

OSSEOUS

bony

The meaning of the word osseous is bony.

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WordMeaning
veerto change direction or course
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
vertexthe top of the head
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs