GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| cryptic | secret |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |