GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
tillerone that tills : cultivator
pursea small bag for money
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
underscoreto draw a line under : underline