GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
knottymarked by or full of knots
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
haphappening
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
predisposeto dispose in advance
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository