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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| bauble | trinket |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |