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.

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WordMeaning
slapdashhaphazard
dementedmad
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barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
irksometending to irk : tedious
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes