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
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
mischancebad luck
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid