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 |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |