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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| nourish | nurture |
| savant | a person of learning |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |