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 |
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| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |