GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

Random words

WordMeaning
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
belaborto attack verbally
seedycontaining or full of seeds
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully