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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| cohorts | companion |
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| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
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| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| malediction | curse |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |