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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WordMeaning
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
countenancelook
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper