GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
The meaning of the word prepossessing is attractive; CF. preoccupying ?.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| faction | party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| cache | hiding place; V. |
| precarious | unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living |
| rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
| odds | chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with |