GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |