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 |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |