GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |