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 |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| wry | twist |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |