GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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statutoryof or relating to statutes
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
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scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
repudiateto refuse to accept
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
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