GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |