GRE Word List

ASKANCE

with disapproval or distrust : scornfully

The meaning of the word askance is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully.

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WordMeaning
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)