GRE Word List
OSSEOUS
bony
The meaning of the word osseous is bony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| categorical | absolute |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |