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 |
|---|---|
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |