GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| schism | division |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |