he looked askance at my offer
1askance — /euh skans /, adv. 1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer. 2. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely. Also, askant /euh skant /. [1520 30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure orig.] Syn. 1. skeptically …
2askance — /əsˈkæns / (say uhs kans) adverb 1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: he looked askance at my offer. 2. with a side glance; sideways. Also, askant /əsˈkænt/ (say uhs kant). {origin uncertain} …
3international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
4France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
5BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
6First Stadtholderless Period — The First Stadtholderless Period or Era (1650 1672) (Dutch Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk ) is the period in the history of the Dutch Republic in which it reached the zenith of its economic, military and political Golden Age. The term has… …
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8Biddy Early — (* 1798 as Bridget Ellen Connors in Faha Montain; † 1874) was an Irish traditional healer who helped peasants. She acted against the wishes of Catholic priests and landlords and was accused of witchcraft. ChildhoodBiddy Early was born in 1798 to… …
9Wong and McKeen — is an unusual teamwork between two physicians, Bennet Wong and Jock McKeen. Trained as medical doctors, they participated in the Human Potential movement, and ultimately collaborated to develop the Haven Institute Harv |Fewster|2001| p=338. The… …
10Tanzania — Tanzanian, n., adj. /tan zeuh nee euh/; Swahili. /tahn zah nee ah/, n. a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands).… …
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