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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stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
tout | to make much of : promote |
wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
sleek | slick |