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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| scotch | scottish |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |