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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| distend | extend |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |