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.

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WordMeaning
loftan upper room or floor : attic
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
recipientone that receives : receiver
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting