what is an awe?
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awe awe. n. 1. A feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or powerful: There was a fierce purpose in the gale ... that seemed directed at him, and made him hold his breath in awe (Joseph Conrad). 2. Archaic. a. The power to inspire dread.
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- Definition of aah. 1  intransitive verb. : 2  to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise oohing and aahing at the fireworks.
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Cool (aesthetic) Cool (aesthetic) Coolness is an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style which is generally admired. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well as its subjective nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of composure and self-control and often is used as an expression of admiration or approval. Although commonly regarded as slang, it is widely used among disparate social groups and has endured in usage for generations.
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Scrabble?! AWE 1 verb-inspire awe in. 2  A mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might: We felt awe when contemplating the works of Bach. 3  Archaic. 4  The power to inspire dread.
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- 1 Passion caused by sublime in nature is most powerful; “astonishment” is the effect of the sublime in the “highest degree.”. 2  From Terror: fear “robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning”; includes fear of pain or death; whatever produces terror visually is sublime too.
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Anchors Aweigh The word weigh in this sense comes from the archaic word meaning to heave, hoist or raise. Aweigh means that that action has been completed. The anchor is aweigh when it is pulled from the bottom. This event is duly noted in the ship's log. Lieut. Charles A. Zimmermann, USN, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, had been selected as the bandmaster of the Naval Academy Band in 1887 at the age of 26.
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Shock and Awe The Military Doctrine of Shock and Awe. Average Rating: Not rated [see ratings/reviews] In 1996 two military strategists, Harlan Uliman and James Wade, started advocating a more focused approach to war. Uliman and Wade argued for engaging the enemy with an overwhelming show of force that will destroy the adversary's will to resist before, during, and after battle.. They titled their book Shock and Awe.
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- King delivered the eulogy at the 18 September joint funeral of three of the victims, preaching that the girls were ‘‘the martyred heroines of a holy crusade for freedom and human dignity’’ (King, 18 September 1963). SOURCES. ACMHR, ‘‘Birmingham Manifesto,’’ 3 April 1963.
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- Define amazing: causing astonishment, great wonder, or surprise — amazing in a sentence causing astonishment, great wonder, or surprise… See the full definition
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dismay verb (used with object) 1. to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy. 2. to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion: She was dismayed to learn of their disloyalty.
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apprehension Apprehension is an active state of fear, usually of some danger or misfortune: apprehension before opening a telegram. Anxiety is a somewhat prolonged state of apprehensive worry: anxiety because of a reduced income.
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Aegishjalmur Aegishjalmur. The Helm of Awe. Ancient protective talisman of the Norse ---but the true nature of its magic has many interpretations.
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What is AchÃ©? Aché is everything: divine grace, knowledge, authority, wisdom, and the inherited experience of all those who went before. It is also the life force that all humans possess, strength, power, vitality, the reason they are on earth.
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David Abram Abram is founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE); his essays on the cultural causes and consequences of ecological disarray have appeared often in such journals as Orion, Environmental Ethics, Parabola, Tikkun, and The Ecologist, as well as numerous anthologies.
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aura aura - a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure. symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.
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Mister Fantastic One of the bravest adventurers and most brilliant scientific minds of his generation, Reed Richards was born to Evelyn Richards and her husband Nathaniel, a scientific genius whose inventions and discoveries made their family quite wealthy.
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- Surprise ( pronunciation (help · info)) is a brief mental and physiological state, a startle response experienced by animals and humans as the result of an unexpected event. Surprise can have any valence; that is, it can be neutral/moderate, pleasant, unpleasant
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How Many Calories Are in a Cheese Sandwich? Using one pat of butter to butter the bread adds 36 calories, while margarine adds 34. One 19-gram slice of American cheese has 45 calories, while a slice of cheddar cheese has about 90 calories. One slice of bread ranges from 65 calories for white to 78 calories for whole wheat or 90 calories for gluten free. Learn more about Food Facts
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awesome Usage notes. The oldest meaning of awesome is something which inspires awe, but the word is also a common slang expression in English, originally from America. As the original meaning of awesome has become somewhat antiquated in general use, the term awe-inspiring is now generally used for the same meaning.
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- Display Mannequin with Poseable Body. Male flexible mannequin with fiberglass head, body is made of soft foam with inside wire rod, covered in fabric. Arms, legs bend at any position. Detachable head, arms make them easy to dress. Wig sold separately Color: cream fabric.
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- Khan's books on E-Learning (based on the E-Learning Framework) have been translated into the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Turkish, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, German, Slovak and Danish. We are currently looking for individuals interested in translating Khan's E-Learning book in Japanese, French, Malay and other languages.
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Using AWE AWE is a set of extensions to the memory management functions of Windows that allow applications to address more memory than the 2-3 GB that is available through standard 32-bit addressing. AWE lets applications acquire physical memory, and then dynamically map views of the nonpaged memory to the 32-bit address space.
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Definition of 'dismay' dismay (dɪsmeɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dismays , present participle dismaying , past tense , past participle dismayed. 1. uncountable noun. Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.
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- Examples of AWE. 1  It was a sight that filled me with awe and reverence. 2  a person who inspires feelings of awe in others. 3  Clem gasped in awe. 4  Inches from the shelf stood a column of scrimshaw the likes of which he'd never seen.
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Adoration Adoration (Latin) is respect, reverence, strong admiration or devotion in a certain person, place, or thing.
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dismay Synonym Discussion of dismay. dismay, appall, horrify, daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something dismayed at the size of the job.