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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