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 |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |