GRE Word List
OPALESCENT
reflecting an iridescent light
The meaning of the word opalescent is reflecting an iridescent light.
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|---|---|
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| ebullient | boiling |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |