GRE Word List

IRIDESCENT

having or exhibiting iridescence

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

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pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
understateto represent as less than is the case
parochialof or relating to a church parish
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
litheeasily bent or flexed
planeairplane
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth