GRE Word List
PRETERNATURAL
existing outside of nature
The meaning of the word preternatural is existing outside of nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| skimp | skimpy |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |