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
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
solicitto make petition to : entreat
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
tantruma fit of bad temper