GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| conflagration | fire |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| sidetrack | siding |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |