Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: A tiny bone, particularly one of the three bones found in the middle ear that help with hearing.

Example: The ossicle in the ear plays a crucial role in transmitting sound vibrations.

Definition: Relating to a small bone, especially in the middle ear.

Example: The ossicular chain is essential for hearing as it transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Definition: Able to form or produce bone tissue, often referring to the process of turning cartilage into bone.

Example: The ossific process is essential for the development of a healthy skeleton.

Definition: The process of turning soft tissue into bone or becoming rigid and inflexible in behavior or beliefs.

Example: The ossification of her ideas made it difficult for her to accept new perspectives.

Definition: Describing something that has become rigid or inflexible, often due to being outdated or traditional.

Example: His ossified views on education made it difficult for him to accept new teaching methods.

Definition: To become rigid or inflexible, often used in the context of ideas or beliefs that have become fixed and unchanging.

Example: Over time, his once open-minded views ossified into strict beliefs that he refused to reconsider.

Definition: A substance or process that causes something to harden into bone or a bony structure.

Example: The ossifier in the body helps in the formation of bones during growth.

Definition: To become rigid or fixed in a certain way, often referring to ideas or structures that no longer change or develop.

Example: Over time, their innovative approach began to ossify, making it difficult to adapt to new challenges.

Definition: To change something, like cartilage or a membrane, into bone; or to make something rigid and unchanging.

Example: As we age, our bodies tend to ossify, making it harder to adapt to new situations.

Definition: Relating to bones or having the characteristics of bones.

Example: The osteal structure of the fossil provided insights into the creature's anatomy.

Definition: Appearing to be true or real, but possibly not actually so; often used to describe something that is presented in a certain way but may have a different reality.

Example: The ostensible reason for the meeting was to discuss the project, but they actually wanted to address other issues.

Definition: In a way that appears to be true but may not be; seemingly or apparently.

Example: Ostensibly, he was happy with the decision, but I could tell he was upset.