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
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
jibeto be in accord : agree
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner