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 |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| foppish | foolish |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| duration | continuance in time |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |