GRE Word List

IRIDESCENT

having or exhibiting iridescence

The meaning of the word iridescent is having or exhibiting iridescence.

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drasticacting rapidly or violently
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
swipea strong sweeping blow
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character