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 |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |