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 |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |