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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
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| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| hortatory | hortative |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
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