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 |
|---|---|
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |