GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

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WordMeaning
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
motleyvariegated in color
chivalrousvaliant
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence