GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |