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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
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| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
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