GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |