GRE Word List
OSSIFY
to change into bone
The meaning of the word ossify is to change into bone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |