GRE Word List
ASKANCE
with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
The meaning of the word askance is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |