GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| docile | easily taught |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |