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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sapthe fluid part of a plant
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
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unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
diademcrown
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litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
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quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
extantcurrently or actually existing