GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |