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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |