GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| sibling | sib |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| cryptic | secret |