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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WordMeaning
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host