GRE Word List

OSSIFY

to change into bone

The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.

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pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
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rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
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sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
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awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)