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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| invalid | not valid: |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| devious | wandering |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| propellant | capable of propelling |