GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| giddy | dizzy |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| collected | gathered together |