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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WordMeaning
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
igneousformed by solidification of magma
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink