GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |