GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| stench | stink |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |