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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comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
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curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening