GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces
The meaning of the word preternatural is beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ransack | search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town. |
| importunate | urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| lineage | descent; ancestry |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote |
| entomology | study of insects |
| nebula | diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy |
| dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
