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 |
|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
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| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| mischance | bad luck |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
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| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
