GRE Word List
ASKEW
out of line : at an angle
The meaning of the word askew is out of line : at an angle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| cipher | zero |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| cohorts | companion |