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 |
|---|---|
| executioner | one who executes |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| spate | freshet |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
