GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces
The meaning of the word preternatural is beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demerit | fault; bad quality |
| coalesce | combine; fuse; N. coalescence |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
| momentous | very important; N. moment; CF. momentary |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars) |
| dulcet | sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious |
| unintimating | unfrightening |
| vertex | summit; highest point; PL. vertices |
| ecliptic | path of the sun and the planets |
