GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| skimp | skimpy |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |