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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |