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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marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
sequesterto set apart : segregate
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
underhandin a clandestine manner
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord