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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condigndeserved
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
collectedgathered together
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
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