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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
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| whittle | a large knife |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |