GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| garnish | decorate |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |