GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brink | edge |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| osseous | bony |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| influx | a coming in |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |