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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| noisome | noxious |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
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| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
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