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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| groom | bridegroom |
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