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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| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
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