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 |
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| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |