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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| expatriate | banish |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |