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 |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| flighty | swift |
| fluke | flatfish |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |