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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WordMeaning
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
contrivancea thing contrived
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation