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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| dart | a light spear |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |