GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |