GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| brink | edge |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |