GRE Word List

OPALESCENT

reflecting an iridescent light

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

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WordMeaning
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
palliddeficient in color : wan
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
adjointo add or attach by joining
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable