GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |