GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
retaliateto return like for like
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
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convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack