GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

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WordMeaning
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
compriseto be made up of
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means