GRE Word List
SPECTRUM
a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
The meaning of the word spectrum is a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| concordat | compact |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| convention | agreement |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| leave-taking | departure |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |