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.

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WordMeaning
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
depravitya corrupt act or practice
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
figurea number symbol : numeral
determinatehaving defined limits