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
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
outstripto go faster or farther than
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
providencedivine guidance or care
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
lacerationthe act of lacerating
embossto raise the surface of into bosses