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 |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |