GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| aria | air |
| coin | corner |