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 |
|---|---|
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |