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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diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
querulous | habitually complaining |
intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
melee | a confused struggle |
pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |