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 |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |