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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| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
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| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
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| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
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| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |