GRE Word List

PREPOSTEROUS

contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd

The meaning of the word preposterous is contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd.

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WordMeaning
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
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banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point