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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palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
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plightto put or give in pledge : engage
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual