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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
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| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
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