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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medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed