GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
receptiveable or inclined to receive
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
ramificationbranch
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
supersedeto cause to be set aside
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)