GRE Word List

ASKANCE

with disapproval or distrust : scornfully

The meaning of the word askance is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully.

Random words

WordMeaning
wreakbring about
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
incarcerateto put in prison
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter