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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |