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

WordMeaning
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage