GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
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| concentric | having a common center |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |