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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| quorum | a select group |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |