GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |