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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| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |