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 |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |