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
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
finitehaving definite or definable limits
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
aridexcessively dry