GRE Word List

OSSIFY

to change into bone

The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.

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culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
precipitantprecipitate
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
irremediablenot remediable
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
corollarya proposition (see proposition
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions