GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| courier | messenger |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| reaper | one that reaps |