GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |