GRE Word List
PREPOSSESSING
creating prejudice
The meaning of the word prepossessing is creating prejudice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |