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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| entity | being |
| poise | balance |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| slew | a large number |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |