GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
deliriuman acute (see acute
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy