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 |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
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| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
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| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
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| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |