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 |
|---|---|
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |