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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |