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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| reek | smoke |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |