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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| resign | relegate |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| dally | to act playfully |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |