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
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
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mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context