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
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
recountto relate in detail : narrate
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
dumbfoundto confound (see confound