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 |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| quizzical | comically quaint |