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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| executor | one who executes something |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| abnegation | denial |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| imbibe | drink |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |