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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |