GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
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| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
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| frail | easily led into evil |
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