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 |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| evenhanded | fair |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |