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
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
transcribeto make a written copy of
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
pungentsharply painful
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly