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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |