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 |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| amity | friendship |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |