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
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| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
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| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
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| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
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