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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WordMeaning
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
abateto decrease in force or intensity
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action