GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |