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.

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WordMeaning
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
trenchantkeen
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague