GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| cipher | zero |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |