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

WordMeaning
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
cavalcadea procession (see procession
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness