GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| portly | dignified |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |