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 |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |