GRE Word List
EERIE
so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
The meaning of the word eerie is so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| haven | harbor |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| broach | brooch |