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 |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |