GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

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WordMeaning
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
hubbubnoise
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
swipea strong sweeping blow
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as