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 |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |