GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| stilted | pompous |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |