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 |
|---|---|
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| hirsute | hairy |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |