GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |