GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

Random words

WordMeaning
degradationthe act or process of degrading
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
repastsomething taken as food : meal
receptiveable or inclined to receive
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth