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
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
strewto spread by scattering
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region