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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |