GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
abbreviateto make briefer
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous