GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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abortiveprematurely born
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
indicativeserving to indicate
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur