GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
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bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
clownfarmer
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual