GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| mischance | bad luck |
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| fell | skin |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| influx | a coming in |