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 |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| calculated | apt |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |