GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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refraincurb
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timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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