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 |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| finery | ornament |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |