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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |