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
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
vindicateto free from allegation or blame