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 |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| entity | being |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
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| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |