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
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive