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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dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
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nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
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inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account