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 |
|---|---|
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| append | attach |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |