GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

Random words

WordMeaning
queruloushabitually complaining
mysticmystical
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
mulctfine
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
odoroushaving an odor: such as