GRE Word List
AWRY
off the correct or expected course : amiss
The meaning of the word awry is off the correct or expected course : amiss.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |