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 |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |