GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
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| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |