Practice Test Discussion

Q)

Directions: Choose the best alternative which expresses the SAME meaning as the given word.

 

Aureate

[NICL GIC (AO), 2013]


  • Explanation

    Aureate(Adj)= Made of or having the colour of gold. It is similar to the word 'Gilded'

    Synonym: Ornate, Splendid, Gilded

    Antonym: Grotesque, Appalling, Repugnant

    Sample sentence:  There was aureate light coming from above, lighting the sea up in a diffuse golden haze, throwing golden flecks into his eyes.

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