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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |