GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| collected | gathered together |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |