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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |