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 |
|---|---|
| fiend | devil |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |