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.

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WordMeaning
deprecateto express disapproval of
potablesuitable for drinking
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
garnerto gather into storage
dissipateto break up and drive off
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
writheto twist into coils or folds
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold