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 |
|---|---|
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |