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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| exegesis | exposition |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
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| quicksilver | mercury |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
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