GRE Word List

UNCANNY

seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie

The meaning of the word uncanny is seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie.

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WordMeaning
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
fulcrumprop
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
endorseto write on the back of