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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allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine