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
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| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
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| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |