GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| 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 |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |