Webster Essential Vocabulary

awe (AW) n.a mixed feeling of fear, respect, and wonder brought on by some-
thing majestic, sacred, sublime, etc.

• The first time Ron saw Mt. Kilamanjaro, he was filled with awe.


• Ruth stood in aweof her older brother David, the rocket scientist.

Quick Review #11.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

36 Essential Vocabulary

1. audacious


2. audience


3. augment


4. authentic


5. authenticate


6. avarice


7. aversion


8. avoid


9. aware


10. awe

a. confirm

b. wonder

c. shun

d. antipathy

e. conscious

f. enlarge

g. bold

h. greed

i. public

j. reliable