GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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credentialwarranting credit or confidence
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
throespang
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copiousyielding something abundantly