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 |
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| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
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| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
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| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| scourge | whip |