GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |