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 |
|---|---|
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |