GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |