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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |