GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |