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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| minuscule | very small |