GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
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prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
grudgingunwilling
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
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meteto give out by measure : dole out
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