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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| mischance | bad luck |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |