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
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
expiateto make amends for
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
zealota zealous person