GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| ploy | escapade |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |