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 |
|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| tawny | of the color tawny |