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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |