GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |