GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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WordMeaning
passiveacted upon by an external agency
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
obsessivetending to cause obsession
misogamya hatred of marriage
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
irremediablenot remediable
privyprivate
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time