GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |