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 |
|---|---|
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| executioner | one who executes |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |