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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sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
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dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly