GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |