GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
politypolitical organization
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
distortto twist (see twist