GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| motley | variegated in color |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |