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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| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |