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 |
|---|---|
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |