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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| prank | trick |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |