GRE Word List

AWE

an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime

The meaning of the word awe is an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime.

Random words

WordMeaning
impuissanceweakness
discomposeto destroy the composure of
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
distendextend
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course