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 |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |