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 |
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| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |