GRE Word List

PREPOSSESSING

creating prejudice

The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.

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faunaanimal life
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
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refraincurb
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
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