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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
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| waif | a stray person or animal |
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