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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
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| coin | corner |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| savant | a person of learning |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
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