GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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WordMeaning
tantruma fit of bad temper
festerto generate pus
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
compriseto be made up of
congenialpleasant
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion