GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
repercussionreflection
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic