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 |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |