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 |
|---|---|
| egregious | conspicuous |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| brook | creek |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |