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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| ensconce | shelter |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |