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

WordMeaning
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
apiaristbeekeeper
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
impoliticnot politic : unwise
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
discomposeto destroy the composure of
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant