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 |
|---|---|
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| reverie | daydream |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |