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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WordMeaning
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
impoliticnot politic : unwise
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
brawnthe flesh of a boar
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
sublimatesublime