GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |