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 |
|---|---|
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| grotto | cave |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |