GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |