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 |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| consort | associate |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |