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 |
|---|---|
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| invalid | not valid: |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| osseous | bony |