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 |
|---|---|
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| guileless | innocent |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| demented | mad |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |