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

WordMeaning
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
muddleto make turbid or muddy
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
elysianof or relating to Elysium
retiringreserved