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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| cataclysm | flood |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |