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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| overwhelm | upset |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| plane | airplane |
| plait | pleat |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |