GRE Word List

AUREOLE

a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage

The meaning of the word aureole is a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage.

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arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
quizzicalcomically quaint
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
pranktrick
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration