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 |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| actuary | clerk |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |