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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |