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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |