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 |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |