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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| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
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| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| circlet | a little circle |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |