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
urchinhedgehog
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
funerealof or relating to a funeral
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance