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 |
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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |