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 |
|---|---|
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| championship | designation as champion |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |