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

WordMeaning
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
purportedreputed
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for