GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

Random words

WordMeaning
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
euphonypleasing or sweet sound
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
muddleto make turbid or muddy
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession