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 |
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| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |