GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.

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relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
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gustythe sensation of taste
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
searbeing dried and withered
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel