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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |