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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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
fleckstreak
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
porouspossessing or full of pores
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spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
deputizeto appoint as deputy