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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |