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 |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| render | to melt down |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |