GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| demise | death |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |