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.

Random words

WordMeaning
litheeasily bent or flexed
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
scalean instrument or machine for weighing