GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |