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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |