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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |