GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| afterlife | an existence after death |