GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
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| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
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