GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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efficacythe power to produce an effect
ebullientboiling
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom