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 |
|---|---|
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| forte | one's strong point |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |