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
airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
enraptureto fill with delight
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing