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 |
|---|---|
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| ebullient | boiling |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| nomenclature | name |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |