GRE Word List
IRIDESCENT
having or exhibiting iridescence
The meaning of the word iridescent is having or exhibiting iridescence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| etymology | the 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 |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| caulk | to 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) |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |