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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |