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
attireto put garments on : dress
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
carefreefree from care: such as
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity