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 |
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| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
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| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
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| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |