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 |
|---|---|
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| frail | easily led into evil |