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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| hardy | bold |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |