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 |
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pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
lugubrious | mournful |
wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |