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 |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |