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 |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| venue | locale |
| significant | having meaning |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| forlorn | bereft |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |