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 |
|---|---|
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |