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 |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| gazette | newspaper |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |