GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

Random words

WordMeaning
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
dissonancelack of agreement
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
wontaccustomed
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning