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 |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| inert | lacking the power to move |