GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
choicethe act of choosing : selection
hideto put out of sight : secrete
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue