GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| quisling | traitor |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |