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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| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
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