GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

Random words

WordMeaning
queruloushabitually complaining
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
divaprima donna
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)