GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |