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 |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| invalid | not valid: |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |