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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |