Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: A belief or opinion that someone has before they have all the facts, often leading to bias or unfair judgment.

Example: Her prepossession about the new student made her treat him unfairly.

Definition: Something that is completely unreasonable or absurd, often to the point of being ridiculous.

Example: The idea that we could fly to the moon in a car seemed preposterous to everyone.

Definition: In a way that is absurd or ridiculous, often contrary to common sense.

Example: The idea that we could fly without any help seemed preposterously unrealistic.

Definition: The ability of one parent or strain to pass on traits to its offspring more effectively than the other parent or strain, often resulting in a dominant influence in genetics.

Example: In genetics, prepotency can lead to offspring that strongly resemble one parent due to the parent's dominant traits.

Definition: Having greater power, influence, or authority than others; dominant or predominant.

Example: The prepotent leader made decisions that affected the entire organization.

Definition: Relating to the time before a meal, particularly dinner.

Example: We enjoyed a preprandial drink while waiting for dinner to be served.

Definition: A document that is printed and shared before it is officially published, often used for scientific articles or technical papers.

Example: The researchers shared their findings in a preprint before submitting the final version to a journal.

Definition: To print a document or material before its official publication or release.

Example: The researchers decided to preprint their findings to share them with the community early.

Definition: To carry out initial processing on something, such as data, before further analysis or use.

Example: Before analyzing the data, we need to preprocess it to remove any errors.

Definition: A program that takes input data, processes it, and produces output that can be used by another program.

Example: The preprocessor converts the source code into a format that the compiler can understand.

Definition: Relating to the time before someone starts studying for or working in a specific profession.

Example: Many students take preprofessional courses to prepare for medical school.