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 |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| drab | slattern |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |