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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|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| concatenate | linked together |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |