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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| expatriate | banish |
| provident | frugal |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| fleck | streak |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |