GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |