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 |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| dingy | dirty |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |