GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| congenial | pleasant |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |