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
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
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ramificationbranch
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
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