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 |
|---|---|
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| wry | twist |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |