GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| antecede | precede |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |