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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WordMeaning
retaliateto return like for like
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
facadethe front of a building
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute