GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |