GRE Word List

PREPOSSESSING

creating prejudice

The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.

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WordMeaning
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
minutiaea minute or minor detail
slewa large number
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
intersticea space that intervenes between things
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination