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 |
|---|---|
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| plane | airplane |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |