GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
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latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
fugitive | running away or intending flight |
nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
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