GRE Word List
UNPREPOSSESSING
not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
The meaning of the word unprepossessing is not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
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