GRE Word List

OSSIFY

to change into bone

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

Random words

WordMeaning
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
impoverishto make poor
declivitydownward inclination
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
shackhut
tatterto make ragged
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
embryonicof or relating to an embryo