GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

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WordMeaning
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
corollarya proposition (see proposition
notcha V-shaped indentation
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
redressto set right : remedy
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
capsizeto cause to overturn
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing