GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
douseto plunge into water
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)