GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily