petrous

Day 27Level 2

PET-rus

like a rock

like a rock; hard

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

rugged, inflexible, stony

Antonyms:

smooth, flat

Example Sentence:

The inner ear is a closed system surrounded and protected by the petrous portion of the temporal bone.

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act of cutting off or removing

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solemn curse; a loathed person or thing

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