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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|---|---|
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |