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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |