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 |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |