GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
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