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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WordMeaning
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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toutto make much of : promote
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wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
aridexcessively dry
cringeto recoil in distaste
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor