GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| laud | praise |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |