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
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
riftfissure
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
monotonytedious sameness
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
afterlifean existence after death
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned