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 |
|---|---|
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| 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 |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| encumber | weigh down |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |