GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
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| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| purveyor | one that purveys |