GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |