GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files