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

WordMeaning
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
capacitylegal competency (see competence
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
ruffiana brutal person : bully