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   Awe

   /ô/

   

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder: "they gazed in awe at the small mountain of diamonds"
   • ▪ capacity to inspire awe: "is it any wonder that Christmas Eve has lost its awe?"

   verb

   • 1. inspire with awe: "they were both awed by the vastness of the forest"

   Word Origin Old Englishege ‘terror, dread, awe’, replaced in Middle English by forms related to Old Norse agi.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

   • E

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