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 |
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| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |