GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
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| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |