GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.

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WordMeaning
wiltloose freshness; droop
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
raptlifted up and carried away
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
pedagogueteacher
derelictionan intentional abandonment
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted