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

WordMeaning
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous