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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padrea Christian clergyman
farcestuff
ravenousrapacious
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense