GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| catechism | oral instruction |