GRE Word List

ASKEW

out of line : at an angle

The meaning of the word askew is out of line : at an angle.

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WordMeaning
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
adjacentnot distant : nearby
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
bitinghaving the power to bite
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
underhandin a clandestine manner