GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |