GRE Word List

ASKANCE

with disapproval or distrust : scornfully

The meaning of the word askance is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully.

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ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
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insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
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seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
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