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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WordMeaning
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
concurto express agreement
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
generateto bring into existence: such as
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
imprecationcurse
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode