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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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| query | question |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
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| 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 |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |