GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |