GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
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| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
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| overwhelm | upset |
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| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |