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
compellingthat compels: such as
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
incrustationa crust or hard coating
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises