GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
putrefyto make putrid
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
mergerthe 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
perditioneternal damnation
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there