GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
pendingduring
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
errantbehaving wrongly
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
rabidextremely violent : furious
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)