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
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
maverickan unbranded range animal