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 |
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| headfirst | with the head foremost |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
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| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |