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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| espouse | marry |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| retribution | recompense |