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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founderone that founds or establishes
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incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
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facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
discretionindividual choice or judgment