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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anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
civilof or relating to citizens
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
dowseto plunge into water
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined