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

WordMeaning
extolto praise highly : glorify
clichea trite phrase or expression
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)