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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| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
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