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 |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| trappings | outward signs |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |