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 |
|---|---|
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| sublimate | sublime |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |