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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |