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| verb. 1) to become bone or harden like bone; 2) to convert into or cause to harden like bone; 3) to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college |
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| adjective. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception (as a noun = preponderance: the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.: The preponderance of votes is against the proposal) |
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| adjective. 1) being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc; 2) (of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent: This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly |
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| adjective. not having official permission |
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| adjective. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else |
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| adjective. lustful or sensual |
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| adjective. pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman |
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| adjective. 1) keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret; 2) affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene |
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| adjective. 1) not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love; 2) not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong |
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| 1) noun. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim; 2) verb used with object. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings |
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