GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
zephyra breeze from the west
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
trancestupor