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 |
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outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
render | to melt down |
endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
confide | to have confidence : trust |
implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
rickety | affected with rickets |
tyranny | oppressive power |
hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |