GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
The meaning of the word prepossessing is attractive; CF. preoccupying ?.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hap | chance; luck |
| carapace | shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) |
| aloft | upward; high up in the air |
| luminous | shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs |
| gratis | free; without charge; ADJ. |
| ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V. |
| dilemma | situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
| pathos | tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel |
