GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| acclaim | applaud |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |