GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |