GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |