GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
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| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |