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 |
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| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |