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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| rotunda | a round building |