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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |