GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| stilted | pompous |