GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |