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
foregoto go before : precede
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
dissipateto break up and drive off
clientelea body of clients
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
niggletrifle
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting