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 |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |