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
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus