GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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