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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |