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 |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| fester | to generate pus |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| congenial | pleasant |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |