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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cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
callousbeing hardened and thickened