GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.

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WordMeaning
unfrockdefrock
florescencea state or period of flourishing
fleckstreak
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
discretionindividual choice or judgment
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
denominationan act of denominating
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic