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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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
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indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
baubletrinket
parlancespeech
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside