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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| thespian | actor |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |