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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |