GRE Word List

NATAL

native

The meaning of the word natal is native.

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WordMeaning
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium