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 |
|---|---|
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| dour | stern |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |