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
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
appendattach
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town