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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WordMeaning
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
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evinceto constitute outward evidence of
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
alleviaterelieve
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
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