GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
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| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
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| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
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| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |