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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |