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 |
|---|---|
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |