Word of the Day: Skew

Skew:  ângulo, posição inclinada, inclinação, inclinar, torcer, dar forma ou direção inclinada, mover para um lado, distorcer, enviezar, olhar de soslaio, torcido, enviezado, inclinado,torto, fora de esquadro, assimétrico.

 Synonyms: aberrancy, zigzag,  angle, warp, variation, asquint, uneven, awry,unbalance, bend, turning, bias, throw off balance,  swinging,  sway

“.... Special interests often spend big bucks on the party in power, but their dramatic skew toward the GOP underscores how deeply business interests oppose Obama administration and Democratic...”(Newsweek, January 22, 2011)

“He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.” (www.merriam-webster.com