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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |