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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
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