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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| Word | Meaning |
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| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |