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 |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |