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 |
|---|---|
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| dominate | rule |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| representational | one that represents: such as |