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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| premonitory | giving warning |