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 |
|---|---|
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| privy | private |