GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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deploreto feel or express grief for
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
submergeto put under water
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
alleviaterelieve
amalgama mixture of different elements
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