GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

Random words

WordMeaning
padrea Christian clergyman
blushoutward appearance : view
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence