GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |