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 |
|---|---|
| deify | to make a god of |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| append | attach |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |