GRE Word List

PRETERNATURAL

existing outside of nature

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

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WordMeaning
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
depredationto lay waste : plunder
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential