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
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb