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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |