GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
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| savor | the taste or smell of something |
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