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 |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| polity | political organization |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |