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 |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |