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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