GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
anarchyabsence of government
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
compressto press or squeeze together