GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| reaper | one that reaps |