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
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
dearthscarcity that makes dear
buoyanthaving buoyancy
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
throespang
entitybeing
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless