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 |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |