GRE Word List
EERIE
weird; causing fear because strange
The meaning of the word eerie is weird; causing fear because strange.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| sacrosanct | invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable |
| nauseate | cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea |
| expropriate | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
| zenith | point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| arid | (of land) dry; barren; unproductive |
| venerate | revere; treat with great respect |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly; intermittent |
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |