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 |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |