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
foregoto go before : precede
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
unsavoryinsipid
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state