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 |
|---|---|
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |