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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| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
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| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
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