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.

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WordMeaning
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
commemorateto call to remembrance
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
peccadilloa slight offense