GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
scoretwenty
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
exhumedisinter
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself