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 |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
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| distant | separated in space : away |