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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |