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 |
|---|---|
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
