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
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
supplicantone who supplicates
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
crescendoa gradual increase