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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| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |