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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WordMeaning
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
apiarya place where bees are kept
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
pluckto pull or pick off or out