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
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
braggadocioempty boasting
fulcrumprop
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
lacerationthe act of lacerating
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation