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

WordMeaning
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
compriseto be made up of
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt