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 |
|---|---|
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| romp | one that romps |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |