GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
ricketyaffected with rickets
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered