GRE Word List
ASKANCE
with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
The meaning of the word askance is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| shambles | a meat market |