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 |
|---|---|
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
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