GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
adjointo add or attach by joining
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition