GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.

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quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
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circleta little circle
transcendentaltranscendent
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
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