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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |