GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| forebears | ancestor |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |