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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| succor | relief |
| espouse | marry |
| prank | trick |