GRE Word List

ASKANCE

with disapproval or distrust : scornfully

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

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WordMeaning
frigidintensely cold
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
grottocave
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
cremateto subject to cremation