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 |
|---|---|
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| reckon | count |
| retiring | reserved |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |