GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |