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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| prank | trick |
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| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| finished | entirely done |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |